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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Joe first sees Beck, he likens her to which actress?

2. Joe notices that Beck's behavior changes when she talks to which person?

3. Why did the owner of the bookshop punish Joe when Joe was younger?

4. Who is Nathan Herzog?

5. What is the name of the man who owns the bookshop?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Joe meet Beck? What does Joe think about her?

2. Who is Nathan Herzog? What does "Nathan" do?

3. What information does Joe learn while at Beck's fiction reading?

4. What is the "cage," and where is it located?

5. How does the trip to IKEA help Joe's relationship with Beck?

6. Who is Candace and what does the reader know about her?

7. What happened while Joe was being punished by Mr. Mooney?

8. Why did Mr. Mooney punish Joe? How did he punish him?

9. What does Joe do to Benji?

10. Why does Beck become angry in the subway station?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay defining love from Joe’s perspective. What is love, according to Joe?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the characters of Candace, Karen Minty, and Amy Adam. What does his interactions with each tell us about Joe?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Beck and Karen Minty. In what ways are they similar? In what ways are they different? How do their similarities and differences highlight the novel’s themes?

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